I have been searching for a while now, but didn't find the thing I want.
I have 3x4 raster of workspaces. I want to configure the workspaces as such that the second monitor shows the workspace that ...

On Ubuntu 14.10, I have 18 workspaces set up in 2 rows. I would like to bind these 9x2 workspaces to
Alt+n where n= 1, 2, 3, ...9 (the top row of my keyboard) and
Alt+Q, W, E, ... O (the second row ...

I am trying to create a shared folder between Ubuntu 12.04 server running on vmware and my Windows 7 desktop which is hosting it but I keep getting errors telling me that the directories do not exist ...

I am running Ubuntu 14.04, and firefox recently installed updates and needed to restart. I use all 4 workspaces for different projects of mine, and, after firefox restarted, all of the windows opened ...

I know this seems like kind of a "have my cake and eat it too"-case, but I was hoping that I could get a bit of both Unity and GNOME. Mostly I would prefer GNOME, because of it's Overview and the way ...

As anyone who has ever used a Mac knows, you can drag left or right on the track pad to switch workspaces. I would love to know if anyone has a way to do this on Ubuntu (14.04) whether this be with ...

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 GNOME and having a really annoying problem. Any time I try to arrange the open windows (frames, not microhard) and one is moved to the top of the available screen, it snaps ...

How can I switch between the workspaces?
In ubuntu 12.10 , there was a workspace window to switch between 4 workspaces ....
But I cannot find a way to switch between the workspaces in ubuntu 14.04....
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from man wmctrl:
wmctrl is a command that can be used to interact with an X Window manager that is compatible with the EWMH/NetWM specification. wmctrl can query the window manager for information, ...

When I'm using multiple workspaces, especially when I'm writing code and have every one of my workspaces occupied by some process and switch between the workspace that contains google chrome and the ...

Ubuntu 14.04 uses Files to browse files. If I open a new folder (either with Launchy or clicking on a folder in the Desktop), I want it is open in a new tab. Right now, it is opened in a new separated ...

I have basically the same problem as was asked in this question from 2011, namely Gnome-shell leaves one monitor fixed when I switch workspaces. I would like to be able to have both monitors switch ...

When you long-press Ctrl+alt+down/up, it skips all inbetween workspaces and goes all the way up or down. When going all the way down, is there a way to make it go down to the one before the last, i.e. ...

I have installed Virtual Box on Mac OS X Yosemite version 10.10.1. Then installed Ubuntu Desktop version 14.04.1. The problem is that I found the Ubuntu's desktop split into 4 workspaces which I have ...

I have a dual-monitor setup, with one horizontal and one vertical monitor. When I go into the switcher (SUPER-W), I cannot see anything, because the screen of both monitors is shown in each cell in ...

Quick question:
Has dragging windows between workspaces been partly disabled in the new release 14.10?
I can only drag left-right with ctrl+alt+shift+arrow. Dragging up-down does not work.
Can it be ...

I am trying to change the shortcuts used to move windows while switching workspaces, in Ubuntu 12.04.
The problem is that the shortcuts that I want to use include the combination of Ctrl and W, which ...

I have recently discovered the magic of Compiz, which I have now setup to open several applications in different workspaces. My question is how to I get the workspace switcher to automatically jump to ...

I am on Xfce4 and use several wokrspaces as well as two monitors. And I often use "Always on Visible Workspace" option from window menu summoned from titlebar. But Chromium does not have a title bar ...

I have Workspaces enabled in Unity.
They work with fullscreen video reproduction in VLC and the default video player.
I can have a video in one workspace, a browser in another, and switch flawlessly ...

My laptop is connected to two external monitors. When I switch workspaces, only the main monitor will switch, and the second monitor will stay fixed.
Since I want to switch between several task, each ...

When I use the short cut Ctrl-Alt-Arrow it switches the workspace but the application that is open isn't selected, so then I have to do ALT Tab to select the last application I was last using in the ...

I tried searching for this question but couldn't find a suitable answer and I have to leave for work. I would like my desktop to allow me to go to Desktop Switch mode and then continue to gain access ...

I have Ubuntu 14.04 with GNOME flashback. I am unable to get multiple workspaces in the Compiz version of GNOME flashback.
I have tried the solutions in add workspaces with gnome classic and ubuntu ...

I upgraded my Ubuntu from 12.04 to 14.04 and hotkeys for switching workspaces (Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys) are not working anymore.
I checked in System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts to make sure that ...